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TN Workforce Development Course

Workforce and talent development are the top challenges in economic development today. The Tennessee Workforce Development Course is a hands on course covering pertinent topics and trends such as the widening skills gap, the multigenerational workforce, the changing nature of the workplace and the importance of collaboration among allies.

The one-and-a-half-day course is designed to help economic development practitioners, government officials and other community leaders at state, regional and local levels understand best practices, available resources and partnership approaches to building a competitive workforce.

This course is one of a series provided by UT Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) designed to share best practices and trends with Tennessee’s economic development practitioners, private industry leaders, community leaders and elected officials.

Date and Location:

Next course date will be announced in 2019

Course Agenda:

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Course Fee:

Registration $395 | Early Registration $345 by:

The registration fee covers course materials, instruction, selected meals and refreshment breaks. It does not cover hotel and other travel expenses. Registration is limited to 35 participants and is filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

How to Register:

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

Payment needs to reach our office two weeks prior to the class. No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellations one week or less prior to the first date of class, but credit may be applied towards another UT CIS course.

Hotel Accommodations :

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This link and rate code is only available for class attendees. If this link and special rate is used by someone outside of the class, the reservation will be cancelled and a fee will be applied to the credit card used to book the reservation.

Scholarships:

A limited number of scholarships are available to course participants from Tennessee. Applications for scholarships can be downloaded here Scholarship Application.

Scholarships cover $270 of the $345 course tuition cost, and do not include hotel, travel or meals. Scholarship recipients will be required to pay $75 of the tuition cost, which will not be refundable should the participant withdraw from the course. Applications must be received by (TBA) to be considered for a scholarship.

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Instructor

Mo Collins is a New Economy specialist with expertise in workforce development, technology innovation and entrepreneurship. She speaks
throughout the United States and Canada.

Collins served in progressive, senior-level roles at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) between 1997 and 2014. She raised more than $1M annually to support a wide array of outreach programs serving business and industry.

Many of these innovative programs have been scaled and licensed outside of Iowa, earning personal and professional awards from the International Economic Development Council (2014), the University Economic Development Association (2010, 2014), the Technology Association of Iowa, the Midwest Economic Development Council and Association of Small Business Development Centers (2010, 2012).

Collins speaks regularly throughout the United States and Canada. Since 2010, she has trained and published for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development institute (EDI) and a number of universities. She is a top tier trainer with these organizations, providing insight and bold approaches to solving tough problems in economic and community development.